In the battle of Tongguan and Huayuan, Li Shentong successfully withdrew to Jingyang, but the Tianjie Army's commander general Zhang Pinggao died in the battle. The Tianjie Army was almost wiped out. Only Li Daliang led less than a thousand people and fled to the southwest.

Li Shentong used his teammates' heads to give himself peace.

After defeating the main force of the Tang army, Huang Mingzheng led the main force of the Yinshan Guards, took advantage of the victory and went south, and occupied Fuping and Sanyuan counties (today's northwest of Sanyuan County, Shaanxi Province), and ordered Li Zhengbao to lead his troops to Yunyang.

Hearing that Li Shentong fled to Jingyang, Huang Mingzheng prepared to completely destroy Li Shentong here.

On August 4, Li Zhengbao arrived in Yunyang. This place was already an empty city, and Li Zhengbao successfully occupied Yunyang City. According to the plan, Li Zhengbao's next step was to cross the Jing River and reach Jingyang, blocking Li Shentong's escape to the south.

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But Li Zhengbao, who had just entered Yunyang City and had not had time to take a breath, suddenly received a report from a scout that the Western Qin army was already twenty miles away and was heading towards Yunyang City.

Li Zhengbao was shocked.

Although he had frequent dealings with Xue Ju when he was under the command of Liang Shidu. At that time, the two sides were still thinking of forming an alliance with each other and carving up Guanzhong. But this was the first time he encountered the Western Qin army since he surrendered to the Sui Dynasty.

Didn't it mean that Xue Ju died of illness and Xue Rengao was leading his army to attack Binzhou City?

Could it be that Binzhou City was destroyed?

Li Zhengbao did not dare to delay and immediately sent people back to Sanyuan to deliver a message to Huang Mingzheng. Now was the critical time to destroy the Tang Dynasty. The tens of thousands of people like Xue Rengao were involved, which was likely to affect the overall situation in Guanzhong.

Whether or not to fight the Western Qin Army is not something you can decide.

Of course, Li Zhengbao was not idle. Twenty miles away, Xue Rengao was about to set up camp. Li Zhengbao decided to use this time to recruit civilians, build a defense line, and prepare for battle.

Whether to fight or not is one thing, but whether to prepare is another.

Moreover, Xue Rengao is not afraid of heaven or earth. He is a fool. It is hard to say whether he will attack Sanyuan City regardless of the situation.

Huang Mingzheng soon received Li Zhengbao's letter.

After occupying Tongguan and Huayuan, Huang Mingzheng moved south very quickly, almost racing against every second.

Huang Mingyuan wrote another letter from Hebei to inform all the ministries: The ministries must move forward quickly, intersperse and advance, and do not necessarily have to engage in decisive battles, but they must use the advantage of cavalry to get as close as possible to the enemy in front of them, entangle the opponent, and not give the opponent a chance to move.

Therefore, Huang Mingzheng's main force went directly to Jingyang, and divided his troops to take Yunyang. At the same time, he also ordered Wang Huchen to lead his eastward attack to Gaoling and Wannian (formerly Guangyang County, now Beiyueyang Town, Lintong County, Shaanxi Province) counties to completely block Li Shentong.

A small place on the north bank of the Weishui River.

I have to say that Huang Mingzheng’s plan is absolutely fine.

As long as Li Shentong's troops are annihilated, the Yinshan Guards are on the Wei River, backed by Weibei, and suppress Weinan, and Huang Mingli's Shenwu Guards are in the south and north, the whole of Chang'an is within the palm of our hands.

But the appearance of Xue Rengao disrupted this step.

In the original plan, Dou Kang had always blocked Xue Rengao in Binzhou City, while the Sui army took Weibei. Although Dou Kang might not be able to defeat the opponent, after all, he had tens of thousands of troops in his hands and it was still necessary to defend the city.

But the current situation is really unprepared.

For Huang Mingzheng, Xue Rengao, who suddenly joined tens of thousands of people on the battlefield, was a huge uncontrollable factor. If he suddenly showed his fangs during the decisive battle with the Tang army, it would be almost a disaster for the Sui army.

So what to do now, he was a little hesitant.

Li Shentong is right in front of him. As long as Li Shentong is defeated, the overall situation in Guanzhong will be more than half decided. Huang Mingzheng is really unwilling to give up.

But Xue Rengao is also a big problem.

At this time, Chen Wenyue said: "General manager, now is the critical moment. It is best not to fight with the Western Qin Dynasty, so as not to force Xue Rengao to Li Yuan's side."

Huang Mingzheng shook his head and said: "This is not a question of whether I want to fight or not. Of course I don't want to cause trouble, but Xue Rengao is right in front of me, who can influence his thoughts."

Now is the critical time for the Sui army to occupy Guanzhong. Xue Rengao is not stupid. Xue Rengao, who has always been eyeing Guanzhong, can he let the Sui army occupy Guanzhong step by step?

I'm afraid he has to step in.

"But the encirclement and annihilation of Li Shentong's department affects the entire situation. The decisive battle in Weibei is about to begin. Without our army, the outcome of the battle is unpredictable. It is better to order Li Zhengbao to stick to Yunyang and block Xue Rengao. After our army has annihilated Li Shentong, he can return to the division.

enemy.

Li Zhengbao has a strong city to rely on and thousands of troops. The main force of Western Qin is cavalry, so they will not be able to conquer the city."

Huang Mingzheng waved his hand and said: "It's settled, you're stupid. Yunyang City is not a solid fortress, a high fortress, where one man can guard the pass and ten thousand men can't open it. This is a smooth pass, and Xue Rengao can move around as he pleases without having to step foot.

Under one pass, under one city.

Let's go south to Jingyang, with a large gap in Weibei behind us. When Xue Rengao breaks into the back of our army, our army will be surrounded by the Western Qin Army and the Tang Army.

Moreover, our army has taken five of the eight counties in Weibei, which are the most precious places in Guanzhong. You should know who Xue Rengao is. If you let them enter Weibei, the people of Weibei will suffer."

Chen Wenyue said at this time: "Before Li Yuan entered Guanzhong, the hearts of the people were all about Li Yuan. Although there was a conscription later, there were still many people in Guanzhong who were interested in Li Yuan. Let them see the iron cavalry of the Western Qin Dynasty. This

People will know who is really treating them well."

Before Chen Wenyue finished speaking, he was interrupted by Huang Mingzheng.

"Don't talk about it anymore. There is no such thing as the people of Guanzhong. The people of Li Yuan are all the people of my brother. For so many years, the Fengzhou Army has always protected the people and has never sat back and watched thieves harm the people.

I've given up my intention, let's send troops to Yunyang, and I'll also see what kind of person this eldest son of the Xue family is."

Although Xue Rengao's name is in Guanzhong and Guanxi, it can stop children from crying, but in Huang Mingzheng's view, he is still just a child.

Huang Mingzheng led the main force to the west, and ordered three thousand troops to go south to support Gaoling City.

Gaoling City is the intersection of the three axes of Yunyang - Weinan (today's Weinan City, Shaanxi Province), Sanyuan - Xinfeng, and Jingyang - Wannian. It is in an important position and is an important passage for Huang Mingzheng to go south again.

This is a place that must be defended.

But unexpectedly, Wang Huchen, who was originally responsible for capturing Gaoling and Wannian counties, reported that the main force of the Tang army had stationed in the two counties and was preparing to cross the river.

Huang Mingzheng was very surprised. Jingyang and Gaoling have been connected for thousands of years, so it would be a big trouble.

After hesitating for less than a minute, Huang Mingzheng decided to fight back against Xue Rengao.

Li Yuan is a fierce tiger, and Xue Rengao is a wolf. A tiger can eat a person, and a wolf can eat a group of sheep.

Huang Mingzheng had no choice but to leave Wang Huchen behind to keep an eye on the two counties, and at the same time sent people south and east to report the situation in the two counties to Huang Mingliao and Zhang Wenyuan.
Chapter completed!